The loser is American democracy and its hallmark of the peaceful transfer of power. Even before taking office, Trump has undercut the reputation of USA intelligence agencies and shaken North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies’ confidence in the United States’ commitment to mutual defense.
Regardless of the information released as a result of Russian hacking, the outcome of the election would’ve been the same.
Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, won fewer votes than every Democratic candidate during the same period. This phrase has been rendered quaint by such serious issues as: Russian hackers apparently trying to tilt the election toward Donald Trump; the FBI’s possibly politically motivated practices; Trump’s initial resistance to the conclusions of the US intelligence community; Trump’s refusal to release tax records, which might mollify concerns about his relationship with Russia.
Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., center, flanked by Sen.
Let me help you: Eleven days to go and the man who had said there’s nothing to see here suddenly says, Hey, there might be something after all!
Chelsea and Hillary Clinton during the Democratic National Convention in 2016. Besides, it’s demeaning to American voters and gives the Russians too much credit to argue that Trump won the electoral vote because of Russian interference.
In Shapiro’s own words, “The unemployment rate in 2015 was 8.2 percent in Lewis’ district”. Many are waiting to see if Trump’s decisions as president live up to the often inflammatory rhetoric he used as a candidate leading up to the election. I have an vast amount of respect for her and what she has accomplished in her career, especially for women in politics. Rob Portman, senator of OH, did not support Trump. Trump appealed to the common people with his anti-establishment rhetoric and enchanted tens of millions of disillusioned citizens with the promise of “bringing back jobs”.
Are there that many “deplorable” Americans or just so many who have lost all faith in government?
That’s not the case with Trump. These are mostly blue-collar or retired workers who were compelled to vote for Obama in 2008 and 2012, because they shared equal parts hope for the potential of his administration and disdain for his opponent, whose brand of smug elitism has been the poison in the Republican populist well since the party began courting blue-collar Democrats in the 1960s. A recount was commissionedand as it went on, the chances of the tide turning to Hillary’s favor diminished as more and more states validated Trump’s victory. All talk, talk, talk, talk -no action or results.
They set themselves outside the conservative – populist wave that swept Trump into office by signing one or both of two public “Never Trump” letters during the campaign, declaring they would not vote for Trump and calling his candidacy a danger to the nation.
“I respect the role that he’s played in the civil rights movement and the voting rights movement, and that’s why I was just so disappointed that he would make the statement he made“.
That alarming trend will be at the forefront the minds of some Clinton backers heading to Trump’s inauguration. But the plans by Democrat members to boycott the new president’s inauguration this Friday are surely wrong.
“Ben, Ben, Ben, that’s exactly what many Republicans did”, CNN host Poppy Harlow interrupted, “including the president-elect for years questioning the legitimacy of the first black president”.
President Obama and Hillary Clinton advocated for the overthrow of Libyan dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi, which created a vacuum filled by terrorists who murdered the US ambassador and two other Americans in Benghazi.